The renowned primatologist and conservationist on the need for scientific empathy, the impact of economic development, and why children give her hope for the future
… Pavan Sukhdev: you can have progress without GDP-led growth Deutsche Bank economist Pavan …
Buying organic cotton doesn't mean you are depriving a farmer in the developing world of food crops, says Eliza Anyangwe of Pesticide Action Network. Rather, it's one action every ethical consumer should take
… agricultural production and of the country's GDP. But cotton is just that – a cash crop. …
As the fiscal dust kicked up by Alistair Darling's 2010 budget begins to settle, experts say they are 'surprised' by how 'un-green' the budget turned out to be
… Pavan Sukhdev: you can have progress without GDP-led growth Deutsche Bank economist Pavan …
In the last budget before the general election, Alistair Darling announced a series of measures that could have a positive environmental impact, including a £2 billion green investment bank
… sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue …
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change. Tom Levitt reports
… Pavan Sukhdev: you can have progress without GDP-led growth Deutsche Bank economist Pavan …
Million dollar fines and compensation claims may dent the profits of BP and other companies admitting responsibility for ecological disasters but, on their own, are they enough of a deterrent?
… like BP whose profits exceed the GDP of a small country. 'These companies …
In the first of an exclusive new series Bibi van der Zee sets out how we'll put to the test David Cameron's pledge to head the 'greenest government in history' - and why we need YOUR help
… it could lead to a cumulative loss of GDP of around £45 billion over 2 years. That’s …
Can lawyers really save the world? James Thornton from UK law firm ClientEarth believes they can - and is leading the way in achieving ecological justice
… of biodiversity seriously and reform GDP so that we accounted for the downside of …
The French have a much better word for it: 'decroissance'. Using ugly and frightening terms like 'degrowth' won't help pave the way for a new and exciting economics
… sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue …
None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means
… and as a result the standard index of growth, GDP, will fall; likewise, as most of the …
'Open source' is a familiar concept to many web users, providing free, well-supported software across the internet. But could the same principles be used to rapidly disseminate low-carbon technologies around the world?
… interests of companies that contribute to GDP. This rule seems to apply for …
Forget impersonal internet interactions, Project Dirt is connecting green initiatives in real life to make environmental change at a local level a reality
… sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue …
Environmental activist Tamsin Omond is running for a Westminster seat on a platform of more collaborative democracy, and resurrecting the idea of the Commons as a shared public good
… sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue …
It's an unfashionable idea, but would a return to hiring products and services rather than buying them help us reduce our ecological footprint and turn businesses green?
… sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue …